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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "What You Pawn, I Will Redeem".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackson say is the only thing at which he's ever been good or effective?
(a) Selling shoes.
(b) Being homeless.
(c) Making jewelry.
(d) Making love.

2. Which of the following statements describes the father of Richard, the narrator in "Lawyer's League"?
(a) A Spokane Indian pro basketball star.
(b) An African American who played defensive end in college.
(c) A white pro basketball player.
(d) An African American politician.

3. Which of the following statements describes Richard's mother?
(a) An African American lawyer.
(b) A petite Spokane Indian ballerina.
(c) A white college basketball player.
(d) A Spokane Indian poet.

4. What does Richard imagine at the end of "Lawyer's League"?
(a) Being President of the U.S.
(b) Marriage to Theresa.
(c) Winning a basketball championship.
(d) Defending his fight with Bill at a press conference.

5. What does Estelle's son like about Indian men?
(a) Their healing magic.
(b) Their long hair, colorful clothes, and singing and dancing.
(c) Their ceremonies.
(d) Their totems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other published Spokane Indian poets are there in "The Search Engine" besides Harlan Atwater?

2. Where did Richard grow up?

3. Why do crowds gather to listen to the man and his wife in "Do Not Go Gentle"?

4. What does Estelle do after she spots the woman in the white dress?

5. Near the end of "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above," what do Estelle and her son notice on the back of the white dress of a woman walking along the street?

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